Unfortunately, despite 2 1/2 years in the making, "The Heart of the Matter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.

不幸的是，尽管花了两年半的时间研究，“核心问题”报告从来没有深入到问题的核心：我们一流的学院和大学自由教育狭隘的本质。

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Unfortunately, despite 2 1/2 years in the making, "The Heart of the Matter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.

不幸的是，尽管花了两年半的时间研究，“核心问题”报告从来没有深入到问题的核心：我们一流的学院和大学自由教育狭隘的本质。

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She rambled on at great length but she didn't get to the heart of the matter.

她夹七夹八地说了许多话也没说到点子上。

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We will try to get to the heart of the matter to better understand the most important things about words and their stories.

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The Wall Street Journal has an article today getting to the heart of the matter.

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